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At least 1,790 families have been displaced over the past two days in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province as fighting intensifies between government forces and the Houthis, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
OCHA said the escalating clashes in Taiz had forced families to leave their homes as fighting continued across several fronts.
The Yemen Army Media Center separately said more than 15 airstrikes targeted Houthi positions, gathering areas and military vehicles along the western coastal fronts of Taiz and Hodeida provinces.
Heavy clashes between government forces and the Houthis have continued in Taiz and Hodeida since Friday morning.
Clashes have been concentrated on several fronts near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with deaths and injuries reported on both sides.
Fighting remains ongoing, raising concerns that the casualty toll could increase.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea, and through the Suez Canal the Mediterranean, with the Indian Ocean.
The route has gained greater importance for Saudi oil exports after Iran largely halted shipments from the Gulf by blockading the Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi ships in the Red Sea in recent weeks and have disrupted vessels passing through the region since the Gaza war began in 2023.
The group is seeking to strengthen its position along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
A fragile truce between the Houthis and Yemen’s government collapsed in July after the group welcomed an Iranian aircraft to Sanaa, triggering a new series of attacks.
The Houthis later announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and began attacking Saudi ships and territory as Yemen, after more than a decade of civil conflict, became further drawn into the wider Middle East war.
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